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Bead & Tapestry Cuffs

Combine beadwork with weaving for beautiful cuffs that are accessible and eye-catching! Create jewelry designs that fit your style and learn to weave with beads on three different looms, including one you make yourself.

Take the plunge into a beautiful new form of fiber art! Claudia Chase helps new crafters get started and even shows experienced beaders and weavers fresh tricks. These addictive bracelet designs whip up in as little as 45 minutes and make the perfect handmade gift. Cotton or silk, clay or crystals, you'll love the results. With Claudia's guidance, make designs that match your style, from delicate and luxe to bold and tribal. You'll even learn how to make a basic bead loom using a picture frame!

Lesson 5. Affinity Bracelet Variations

Lesson 6. No Warp Ends Bracelet - Mirrix

Expand your skills on the Mirrix loom as you weave with wire, adding in beautiful beads along the way.

26:52

Lesson 7. No Warp Ends Bracelet - Cricket

Claudia uses the Cricket loom to create the no warp ends bracelet in wire.

19:49

Lesson 8. Tapestry Cuff - Cricket

Set up and weave the tapestry cuff on the Cricket rigid-heddle loom.

39:41

Lesson 9. Tapestry Cuff - Mirrix

The tapestry cuff is explored, this time on the Mirrix loom.

36:09

Lesson 10. Tapestry Cuff - Advanced Techniques

Take your weaving skills farther as Claudia shows you several more variations for the tapestry cuff bracelet, including how to make wavy lines, hatching and even a checker board.

21:40

Lesson 11. Finishing the Cuff

Take your cuff from loom to wearable art as you learn to apply the cuff fabric to a metal backing.

12:20

Lesson 12. Bonus: Columbian Clay Bead Bracelet

Learn how to make a version of the affinity bracelet using handmade Columbian clay beads in this bonus lesson.

"I want to thank Claudia and Craftsy for making this class available. The project could be done on any loom, even a handmade loom from four pieces of wood, and the materials required are whatever you happen to have in the way of beads and yarn. Nothing expensive is required and I was able to recycle all sorts of things into my project. I had some old jewelry that I took apart for beads and had lots of leftover sport-weight knitting wool and embroidery floss for the warp and weft. I would highly recommend this class to others, regardless of their stash of beads and yarn or whatever loom they might own or make. Thanks again for a great way to learn new techniques. " - WoolMoonMontana

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Lesson plan

8:01

Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet your instructor, Claudia Chase, as she previews what you'll learn in this class.

3:21

Lesson 2. Looms

Claudia Chase explains three looms: the Mirrix bead and tapestry loom, the Cricket rigid-heddle loom and a handmade frame loom.

49:51

Lesson 3. Silk & Bead Affinity Bracelet

Claudia discusses the materials you'll need and how to set up each loom. Then get started with a simple bracelet using silk thread and beads.

24:43

Lesson 4. Gold Thread & Bead Affinity Bracelet

Elegant gold thread and beads lend a new twist to the beautiful, classic affinity bracelet.

Lesson 5. Affinity Bracelet Variations

Lesson 6. No Warp Ends Bracelet - Mirrix

Expand your skills on the Mirrix loom as you weave with wire, adding in beautiful beads along the way.

26:52

Lesson 7. No Warp Ends Bracelet - Cricket

Claudia uses the Cricket loom to create the no warp ends bracelet in wire.

19:49

Lesson 8. Tapestry Cuff - Cricket

Set up and weave the tapestry cuff on the Cricket rigid-heddle loom.

39:41

Lesson 9. Tapestry Cuff - Mirrix

The tapestry cuff is explored, this time on the Mirrix loom.

36:09

Lesson 10. Tapestry Cuff - Advanced Techniques

Take your weaving skills farther as Claudia shows you several more variations for the tapestry cuff bracelet, including how to make wavy lines, hatching and even a checker board.

21:40

Lesson 11. Finishing the Cuff

Take your cuff from loom to wearable art as you learn to apply the cuff fabric to a metal backing.

12:20

Lesson 12. Bonus: Columbian Clay Bead Bracelet

Learn how to make a version of the affinity bracelet using handmade Columbian clay beads in this bonus lesson.

The instructor

Claudia Chase, Instructor of Bead & Tapestry Cuffs

Claudia Chase started weaving as a little girl and now specializes in techniques that integrate beadwork with woven designs for jewelry, accessories and more. Her designs have been seen in many popular beading and weaving magazines. Claudia's creative journey has taken her from artist to entrepreneur, and from her floor loom in Wisconsin to the floor of the New Hampshire state legislature, where she served from 2004 to 2010.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(25 reviews)

Very Informative

by sewandkni2932723 on May 9, 2015

Claudia is going slow enough so I can "get it". She's very calming so I feel I will succeed.

Claudia is going slow enough so I can "get it". She's very calming so I feel I will succeed.

Just Getting Started...

by lwilliam2415844 on April 27, 2015

So far I am very impressed with Claudia. She speaks clearly, appears to be organized and knowledgeable. Looking forward to the rest of the class.

So far I am very impressed with Claudia. She speaks clearly, appears to be organized and knowledgeable. Looking forward to the rest of the class.

Really Fun

by loomycat on April 15, 2015

I took this class a while ago and did not write a review at the time. I decided to run through it again and noticed that there was some annoyance in the reviews at the necessity for a loom. I have done bead weaving, inkle weaving, rigid heddle weaving and woven on a 4 shaft loom...all as a beginner, and am pretty sure that any time weaving is involved, you would have to put out a little money on a loom. I go to thrift stores a lot and find looms all the time...for CHEAP. Some are rigid heddle, ...

I took this class a while ago and did not write a review at the time. I decided to run through it again and noticed that there was some annoyance in the reviews at the necessity for a loom. I have done bead weaving, inkle weaving, rigid heddle weaving and woven on a 4 shaft loom...all as a beginner, and am pretty sure that any time weaving is involved, you would have to put out a little money on a loom. I go to thrift stores a lot and find looms all the time...for CHEAP. Some are rigid heddle, some are just frames with slots and there are always beader's looms. Everything works, to one degree or another. The professional loom created by the instructor in this class looks awesome, but is beyond my price point completely. I got creative and used something else. It was great, and I learned a lot of great stuff, got inspired and am very pleased with the class.

Looms

by Audrey-Michelle on March 12, 2015

Good start tell me more!

Good start tell me more!

Very Helpful Pointers

by teomoet5267804 on January 28, 2015

I have a Mirrix loom and have so far only woven beads on it. I found the instructions and the step by step demonstration for beads plus tapestry very useful, and feel more confident about taking the next steps.

I have a Mirrix loom and have so far only woven beads on it. I found the instructions and the step by step demonstration for beads plus tapestry very useful, and feel more confident about taking the next steps.